New Alltrax Fan-cooled Controllers Receive Excellent Dealer Response
Edition: January/February 2012
Alltrax Inc. of Grants Pass, Oregon has successfully introduced its new design of controllers featuring the industries first “Fan-Cooled” electronic Motor Controller. It is called the “SPM” which stands for “Series and Permanent Magnet”, and it is just the first of a whole new line of controllers. Alltrax controllers have always been potted with urethane, as Alltrax engineers claim the art of encapsulating is a requirement for making your controller Vibration-Proof, Moisture-Proof, and Corrosion-Proof; especially if you’re going to blow cool, moist, corrosive air over your electronics by using a fan. As most dealers know, all other controllers have a certain percentage of failures due to corrosion, as a result of exposure to the elements. Failures from those 3 factors are not a concern with Alltrax.
To make a fan work in a controller, innovative engineering had to happen to develop not only a state of the art manufacturing process, but also a unique heat sink system that maximizes the benefits of a fan.
Dealers soon realize just how drastically this has changed the industry standards when it comes to ratings and what that means to increased reliability. For example, on a 300 amp controller from any other manufacturer, they claim they can meet the industry standard of 300 amps for 2 minutes, 175 amps for 5 Minutes, and a continuous 1 hr. rating of 125 amps. With the new Fan-Cooled “SPM” the
game has changed. The new rating and industry benchmark for a 300 amp controller, is 300 amps for 2 minutes, 240 amps for 5 minutes, and a 1 Hour continuous rating of 210 AMPS”! The New “SPM” has the same 1 hour rating as the 500 amp controllers from our competitors. When other 300 amp controllers are breaching the 125 amp limit, they soon will be shutting down. As the Alltrax nears the 125 amp area the fan comes on. At that point the Alltrax has just awakened, as it has 85 amps still to go on its way to 210 amps continuous duty. Another way of looking at it is, the new “SPM” has over 40% more power over its competitors!
SHORT CIRCUIT PROTECTION
Alltrax has further changed the game with “SHORT CIRCUIT PROTECTION”, which is impressing dealers when they realize what it can save them. This feature offers forgiveness to technicians who occasionally make a wiring mistake. Or better yet, when dealers sell a controller over the counter to someone who has no experience installing controllers and wires it incorrectly. Instead of a warranty trip for you and a blown motor controller for Alltrax, this new SPM gives you a blink code that will help lead you to the mistake in the wiring and the opportunity to charge the “Do-it-your-selfer” for a service call. Believe it when we say Alltrax is enjoying this as much as the dealers who are discovering this new innovative design. The controller detects a motor fault, bad wiring, or input fault and safely shuts down. Release the fault and the car takes off. Again, think about that. If you incorrectly wire the motor or reverse the polarity, you won’t kill the controller. This new controller is going to save protect itself from wiring mistakes as well as it could stop a motor from a real bad failure. This means you could get away with a less costly repair, instead of a catastrophic failure. Also, in the event an end-user has added a big motor, big controller, lifted car, big tires and wheels, and yet still leaves the small stock 50 amp solenoid on the car with small wiring, he may have killed the solenoid, but the new SPM can stop the problem there. “SHORT CIRCUIT PROTECTION”!! It’s a huge game changer.
The feedback we are receiving from the field is the Dealers and end customers absolutely love the new auto-learning throttle. Customers will be satisfied with how this new feature makes their car drive. The “old worn jerky throttle issues” or “can’t get full throttle days” are gone!
For 2012 Alltrax plans on releasing the new XCT Regen controllers with the same “Fan-Cooled design”, that will again, “reset the bar” through superior electronics. For more information contact Jon Hoster at 406-291-6582 or contact Alltrax in Oregon at 541-476-3565 or visit www.alltraxinc.com.
